April 2007

InfoSpace Inc. got some good news-a rarity lately-as AT&T Inc. said the buffeted company will continue to power the carrier’s MEdia Net service.The agreement renews a pact struck in 2003, …

L.M. Ericsson announced that it has completed its public cash offer to acquire all remaining shares of Norway’s Tandberg Television. A finalized settlement for shares submitted in the offer is …

Napster L.L.C. said it will team with Tower Records Japan on its first over-the-air, full-track mobile music service.NTT DoCoMo Inc. will be the first operator to market the mobile service, …

Financial institutions are rushing to deploy mobile banking services consumers don’t appear to want, according to new figures from JupiterResearch.The market research firm found that just 8 percent of online …

With wireless carriers expected to begin announcing first quarter results this week, accounting-challenged U.S. Cellular Corp. reported much-delayed fourth quarter results as well as limited first quarter results.The carrier said …

Time Warner Cable has partnered with Spanish-based hotspot company FON to offer its subscribers access to any of FON’s 60,000 Wi-Fi hotspots scattered throughout the country.Interestingly, those FON hotspots are …

Research In Motion Ltd. said it would provide software later this year to expand BlackBerry software applications to third-party devices running Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Mobile and, eventually, other operating systems. …

When the Blackberries went silent last Tuesday, so did their marketer. It’s not the sort of response you’d expect from a company that makes its living on instant communication-and industry …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our Monday feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. …

Telcordia Technologies and mPortal Inc. are joining forces to provide an end-to-end content solution for mobile virtual network operators. The companies this week plan to unveil a platform that couples …

Nearly drowned out in broad policy debates over controversial public-safety and broadband wireless proposals are pressing questions about how the Federal Communications Commission will craft the 700 MHz band plan. …

LAS VEGAS-Rather than ceding control of the mobile TV market to the nation’s wireless carriers, nine U.S. TV broadcast groups have formed an industry alliance called the Open Mobile Video …

Build it and they will come. Typically, this old saw is trotted out to underscore the odds that, in fact, “they” won’t come when you build “it,” whether it’s a …

As carriers tempt customers to move into data services beyond text messaging, some of them are designing service or accessory packages that specifically appeal to how different types of customers …

T-Mobile USA Inc. continued to dominate the J.D. Power and Associates regional survey of wireless customer satisfaction, receiving the highest ranking in all six regions of the U.S. for the …

WASHINGTON-A federal-state panel working on universal service fund reform is expected next month to recommend a temporary cap on government support for cellphone carriers seeking to serve rural areas, according …

Everyone, it seems, wants a piece of the Linux action. That includes Symbian OS champion Nokia Corp., which recently joined the Linux Foundation, and IMS Research, which just joined its …

Big-box retail is second only to the network operators’ own branded retail stores as the channel of choice among American consumers. Big-box retailers as a distribution channel are rapidly rising …

It’s been about a month since wireless number portability kicked in for consumers in Canada, and in the words of analyst Lawrence Surtees, “Guess what? The sky hasn’t fallen.” Surtees, …

LAS VEGAS-Modeo L.L.C., which recently wrapped up a trial of its broadcast mobile TV service, said the 138 participants in the trial mostly gave positive reviews, according to the company’s …

Dear Editor, There is a wireless phenomenon taking place. For years the foot soldier in the wireless war against tower siting and site approvals was the site acquisition specialist. These …

Some high-profile investors are wagering on Emotive Communications Inc. and its “Push Ringer.”The Encino, Calif.-based company last week said it pocketed $7.7 million in a funding round from Warner Music …

Clearwire Corp. unveiled a handful of operating results for the first quarter, claiming “record subscriber growth” of more than 25 percent from its year-end 2006 customer levels. Clearwire said that …

The notion that government intervention should be an act of last resort when markets fail has gained popularity among economists and policy-makers in recent decades. It was Milton Friedman’s credo. …